[cma-l] Health Projects workshop at Community Media Conference

[David Sharp]

Hi Phil and others,

Academy FM Folkestone are up for being involved.  We've had some experience in the Heath field... we wrote the following few paras, which may either promote discussion on the day or give ideas for other people.

Dave Sharp
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We have run funded sessions on breast feeding awareness for our teenage population that live in Wards with high teen pregnancy stats.  We also have a project, funded by the Wellcome Trust, that allows young people the opportunity to interview local professionals about a science/medicine question they have.  Students have conducted interviews on cancer, heart disease, stroke, hyper-mobility, MS, depression and dementia. Response from young people, teachers, parents, interviewees and the funder is very positive.  Interviews are broadcast.

On the strength of a few students wanting to know about dementia, we ran a separate project (funded by our County Council) working with those with dementia and their carers in our community.  Our project focused on giving people the opportunity to discuss issues with local councillors, business owners, transport professionals and others. The radio-broadcast element of this was admittedly limited, but as a social/community project it had value.

A nearby Community Radio station we had links with previously got funding from their local Primary Care Trust to broadcast health & wellbeing messages for 1 year.  We thought this had potential as part of a future project for us which directly engaged local residents with the production of such messages (and perhaps longer-form health awareness content). We really need to get some *independent* listening surveys done before discussing this with NHS Comms people though.

Regarding the isolation of elderly community-members, an idea we're currently kicking around is that we'd like to continue this work with a 'Tea Table' in a local shop.  This would be a place with a couple of chairs that those regular shoppers could sit down at and talk with someone.  If you live alone, it is easy to become isolated.  There is potential for recordings of local people's stories. I think some Community stations actually run cafes so this may be of interest to them.

cheers
Dave
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Dave Sharp
Station Manager
105.9 Academy FM Folkestone
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Folkestone office: 01303 721059 (Ext.4)
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From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk <cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk> on behalf of Dom Chambers <domchambers at somervalleyfm.co.uk>
Sent: 08 September 2016 09:31
To: The Community Media Association Discussion List
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Health Projects workshop at Community Media Conference

Hi Phil,

This initiative sounds interesting and you can count on Somer Valley FM for support and involvement. Congratulations to Radio Regen for getting this important project funded.

The link between care and health provision and community radio is crucial to carrying positive health messages. It is, however, under exploited with the lack of strategic approach between the department of Health, and other leading health authorities, and community media. To my way of thinking a key legacy of your project could be to use the evidence of Health FM to mount a credible proposition to governing authorities that firms up collaboration between our sectors. In 2012/13 the CMA were commissioned by the Department of Health to deliver the Radio Nation project. This targeted certain ethnic groups, through community radio, to raise awareness of the Organ Donor Register scheme. I am working on an evidence report of this project which is looking very positive. This makes a good starting point to the generation of the report on the social value of community media that I referred to in my last post to The List under the heading of  'Creativity, Diversity, Wellbeing - what's behind our conference theme.'

Much to think about here and I look forward to attending your workshop on at the conference on Saturday.

Best wishes,

Dom

From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Phil Korbel
Sent: 07 September 2016 12:27
To: CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>
Subject: [cma-l] Health Projects workshop at Community Media Conference

Hi all

Radio Regen is running a workshop on Saturday afternoon in Brum, so I thought I'd let you know what we've got in mind - and maybe test the water a bit.

Together with ALLFM we're about to start our 'Health FM' project - funded by the Community Radio Fund.  In short, the project will enable more stations to deliver health projects.  We're convinced that community radio is a highly effective platform for health projects so we're going to see who's doing what in the field at the moment, why it works (or not) and give stations help to create their own projects.  Because we're nice like that, we will also be offering a little bit of funding along with the advice that we can offer  to some stations to participate (don't get too excited, it is only a little).

By 'health' we really do mean the whole range - public health, primary care, acute care, old age and mental health.

We want the workshops to be a chance for us to meet stations already doing this sort of work or those that might be interested in so doing. It's very much the start of the project (so we will not be handing out cash!) so we'd like to lay the foundations of an informal network of stations interested in the field.  We won't talk at you too much and we very much want to hear about your experiences and needs in taking this sort of work further.

I'd welcome your comments now - and if you have specific questions feel free to email me directly.  Also - if you like the sound of the project but have the temerity to miss the conference - drop me a line and we can arrange a chat.

See you on Saturday,

best wishes


Phil



Phil Korbel FRSA - Director, Radio Regen, charity no. 1077763 Company Ltd by Guarantee Registered in England and Wales No 3753832.
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Please note that I work at Radio Regen under 2 days a week so responses might not be as quick as we'd like.  Many thanks.

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